reconnaissance

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Bases in Europe house critical U.S. intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The Anglians are an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance group that push out ahead of other troops to find enemy positions.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The drones are capable of strikes but are only being used for reconnaissance, said Nigerian Major General Samaila Uba.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Ukrspecsystems, which specialises in reconnaissance drones, chose Mildenhall in Suffolk, eastern England, next to a British military base.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The men spread maps and reconnaissance photos of North Vietnam on the table.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin